10 things we learned about Apple this year
Apple did have a succession plan — an obvious one. There were a lot of big Apple stories this year, but Steve Jobs' retirement and death was the biggest. For years, especially around Jobs' previous ...
Hackers plan space satellites to combat censorship
50 years after Russia's first piloted mission, hackers plan to send their own people beyond orbit — Computer hackers plan to take the internet beyond the reach of censors by putting their own commun...
Ambitious unlimited music startup Beyond Oblivion closes down before launch
Beyond Oblivion, a New York-based startup with an innovative take on the idea of unlimited music, has closed it doors before its product had even launched, the Financial Times reports [paywalled link]...
Apple sends takedowns to stop pirate-friendly iOS apps
Apple shuts down cracked iOS app culture — Pirate app haven Apptrackr revealed in an update for its Installous app installer that Apple has been cracking down on its bootlegs. “Huge” volumes of tak...
Lenovo, ZTE said uniting to stop Apple, Microsoft lawsuits
Lenovo and ZTE may lead Chinese patent defense — Chinese smartphone designers are quietly forming a pact to fend off patent lawsuits from Apple, Microsoft, and Nokia, a rumor maintained Friday.
China urges tighter Internet security after hacking attacks
(Reuters) - The Chinese government is working with domestic Internet search engines like Baidu Inc and Sohu.com, and financial institutions to prevent phishing attacks on unsuspecting Chinese web user...
Google Pulls “Official” Siri for Android App
Just hours after it emerged that “official” Siri for Android applications had made their way onto Google's Android Market, the search giant has not only pulled the offending app but has also removed a...